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seal (Phoca vitulina), Steller sea lion
(Eumetopias jubatus), humpback whale
(Megaptera novaeangliae), minke whale
(Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and killer
whale (Orcinus orca). A description of
the methods and inputs used to estimate
take anticipated to occur and,
ultimately, the take that was authorized
is found in the previous documents
referenced above. The data inputs and
methods of estimating take are identical
to those used in the initial IHA. NMFS
has reviewed recent Stock Assessment
Reports, information on relevant
Unusual Mortality Events, and recent
scientific literature, and determined that
no new information affects our original
analysis of impacts or take estimate
under the initial IHA.
We refer to the documents related to
the previously issued IHA, which
include the Federal Register notice of
the issuance of the initial 2019 IHA for
ADOT&PF’s construction work (84 FR
56767; October 23, 2019), ADOT&PF’s
application, the Federal Register notice
of the proposed IHA (84 FR 22453; May
17, 2019), and all associated references
and documents.
Determinations
ADOT&PF will conduct activities as
analyzed in the initial 2019 IHA. As
described above, the number of
authorized takes of the same species and
stocks of marine mammals are identical
to the numbers that were found to meet
the negligible impact and small
numbers standards and authorized
under the initial IHA and no new
information has emerged that would
change those findings. The re-issued
2020 IHA includes identical required
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
measures as the initial IHA, and there is
no new information suggesting that our
analysis or findings should change.
Based on the information contained
here and in the referenced documents,
NMFS has determined the following: (1)
The required mitigation measures will
effect the least practicable impact on
marine mammal species or stocks and
their habitat; (2) the authorized takes
will have a negligible impact on the
affected marine mammal species or
stocks; (3) the authorized takes
represent small numbers of marine
mammals relative to the affected stock
abundances; and (4) ADOT&PF’s
activities will not have an unmitigable
adverse impact on taking for subsistence
purposes as no relevant subsistence uses
of marine mammals are implicated by
this action.
National Environmental Policy Act
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(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
NOAA Administrative Order (NAO)
216–6A, NMFS must review our
proposed action with respect to
environmental consequences on the
human environment.
Accordingly, NMFS has determined
that the issuance of the IHA qualifies to
be categorically excluded from further
NEPA review. This action is consistent
with categories of activities identified in
CE B4 of the Companion Manual for
NOAA Administrative Order 216–6A,
which do not individually or
cumulatively have the potential for
significant impacts on the quality of the
human environment and for which we
have not identified any extraordinary
circumstances that would preclude this
categorical exclusion.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal
agency insure that any action it
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of any endangered or
threatened species or result in the
destruction or adverse modification of
designated critical habitat. To ensure
ESA compliance for the issuance of
IHAs, NMFS consults internally, in this
case with the Alaska Regional Office,
whenever we propose to authorize take
for endangered or threatened species.
The effects of this proposed federal
action were adequately analyzed in
NMFS’ Biological Opinion for the Auke
Bay Ferry Terminal Modifications
Project, dated October 3, 2019, which
concluded that the take NMFS proposed
to authorize through this IHA would not
jeopardize the continued existence of
any endangered or threatened species or
destroy or adversely modify any
designated critical habitat.
Authorization
NMFS has issued an IHA to
ADOT&PF for in-water construction
activities associated with the specified
activity from November 1, 2020 through
October 31, 2021. All previously
described mitigation, monitoring, and
reporting requirements from the initial
2019 IHA are incorporated.
Dated: October 23, 2020.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Pacific Islands Region Vessel
and Gear Identification Requirements
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection, request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before December 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0360 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Walter
Ikehara, Fishery Information Specialist,
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Pacific Islands Region, (808)
725–5175, walter.ikehara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) established the
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council), to develop fishery
ecosystem plans (FEP) for fisheries in
the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
and high seas of the Pacific Islands
Region. These plans, when approved by
the Secretary of Commerce, are
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NMFS and enforced by NOAA’s Office
of Law Enforcement (OLE) and the U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG), in cooperation
with state and territorial agencies. The
FEPs and Federal regulations are
intended to prevent overfishing and to
ensure the long-term productivity and
social and economic benefit of the
resources.
Regulations at 50 CFR 665.16, 300.35,
and 300.217 require that all U.S. vessels
with Federal permits fishing for western
Pacific fishery management unit species
display identification markings on the
vessel. Each Vessel registered for use
with a permit issued under Subparts B
through E and Subparts G through I of
50 CFR 665, must have the vessel’s
official number displayed on both sides
of the deckhouse or hull, and on an
appropriate weather deck. Regulations
at 50 CFR 300.35 require that each
vessel fishing under the South Pacific
Tuna Treaty must display its
international radio call sign on the hull,
the deck, and on the sides of auxiliary
equipment, such as skiffs and
helicopters. Vessels fishing for highly
migratory species in the Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
(WCPFC) Convention Area and in
international waters must comply with
the regulations at 50 CFR 300.217
requiring the display of the vessel’s
international radio call sign on both
sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on
an appropriate weather deck, unless
specifically exempted. In each case, the
numbers must be a specific size and in
specified locations. The display of the
identifying numbers aids in fishery law
enforcement.
The regulations at 50 CFR 665.128,
665.228, 665.428, 665.628, and 665.804
require that certain fishing gear must be
marked. In the pelagic longline
fisheries, the vessel operator must
ensure that the official number of the
vessel is affixed to every longline buoy
and float. In the coral reef ecosystem
fisheries, the vessel number must be
affixed to all fish and crab traps. The
marking of gear links fishing or other
activity to the vessel, aids law
enforcement, and is valuable in actions
concerning the damage to or loss of gear,
and civil proceedings.

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II. Method of Collection
The vessel owner or crew paint the
identification markings on each vessel
and associated equipment and gear.
NMFS collects no other information.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0360.
Form Number(s): None.

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Type of Review: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
324.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.25
hours per purse seine vessel and 0.75
hours per other fishery vessel for vessel
ID marking. 0.083 hours per gear
marking.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,337.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $89,473.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665, 50 CFR
300.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this Information
Collection Request. Before including
your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Highly Migratory Species
Scientific Research Permits, Exempted
Fishing Permits, and Letters of
Authorization
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before December 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0471 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Craig
Cockrell at 301–427–8503, and
craig.cockrell@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This is a request for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Exempted fishing permits (EFPs),
scientific research permits (SRPs),
display permits, letters of
acknowledgment (LOAs), and shark
research fishery permits are issued
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and/or the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA)
(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). Issuance of EFPs

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